Head coverings



April 24, 1956 E. BERG HEAD covERINGs Filed Oct. 50, 1952 UnitedStatesyPattern O HEAD COVERINGS Elaine Berg, Chicago, Ill.

Application October 30, 1952, Serial No. 317,784

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-197) easily cleaned so that it is not necessary tolaunder them in the usual way.

Another object of the invention is the provision of improvedconstruction for hats and caps having adjustable bands in which thebands are made of smooth white or colored plastic provided with aremovable top that can,

be replaced, changed, or cleaned with a minimum amount of expense. y

Another object is the provision of improved forms Aof construction forhats and caps which lend themselves most readily to the attachment ofadvertising matter or names of products or companies, or the like, andin which the fastening means for'. such advertising or name cards ispractically concealed. y

Another object of the invention is the provision of improved hats 'andcaps utilizing resilient, bendable, yet rigid, plastic bands by means of.which snap fasteners may be employed withoutany tendency toward thecracking, breaking, or ytearing of the plastic.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved cap forcountermen and the like, including a resilient, bendable plastic bandthat may be washed with soap and water, with or without a visor, and amesh top, the mesh top being adjustable in size at the back, and theplastic band being adjustable in size so that one size of cap may beused to t many different persons.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings, in which similarcharacters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the single sheet of drawings accompanying thisspecilication,

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a workers cap having a plastic bandanda plastic visor;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, taken from the back, showing the adjustablefeature of the band from the. rear;

Fig. 3 is a rear View, showing the adjustability of the plastic band, aswell as the top covering;

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a separate unit for supporting thesnap fasteners, which fasten the bands together;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View, taken through the band and top covering,adjacent the snap fastener unit, with the snap fasteners omitted;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken through ICC 2 the band,top cover, and visor, on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Referring to Figs. 1-6, the present caps all preferably include afoundation band of substantially cylindrical shape, which may be madeout of a substantially rectangular strip of flexible, smooth sheetplastic, white in color or provided with any other desired color.

Various types of plastics may be employed; but they are preferably vheatresistive so that they are definitely not inammable. Among those thatmay be employed are vinyl chloride acetate resins, vinyl chlorideresins, vinylidene chloride resins, vinyl butyral resins, vinyl yalcoholresin, methyl methacrylate, polystyrene, polyethylene,

cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate butyrate. All of the foregoinghave a very slow burning rate, are neutral in characteristics andresistive to acids and alkaloids, and may be provided in shiny sheetform of white or colors in such manner that dirt does not penetrate, andmay be readily washed olf with soap and water.

The present workers cap preferably includes a top covering 136 and aplastic band 135 madeof smooth,

shiny sheet plastic bent to circular form and provided with means foradjustably securing its ends together.

This mode 'of securement may consist of a plurality of pairs ofapertures 148 in one end of the band and 149 in the other end of theband, these pairs being adapted to register with each other so that byselecting predetermined apertures the circumferential size of the bandmay be changed.

The -ends of the band are preferably secured together by means of a snapfastener unit 150, shown in Fig. 4.

This snap fastener unit may consist of. astrip of iiexible plastic whichis folded backward at 151 and at 152 and at each of its ends to leave astrong projecting tabY which is used in pulling the fasteners apart.l v

This strip 150 supports two male snap fasteners 153 an two female snapfasteners 154 in position to ,engage each other when the strip is foldedupon itself at A155 midway between its ends. These snap fasteners arethen located to pass through the apertures 148, 149.

Thus the present cap may have its band adjusted to any size head; andthe top covering is automatically adjusted by the elastic strip 145,which is located adjacent the adjustable part of the band. In this casethe top covering permits ventilation of the hair and also serves as asweat band because it is attached to the lower part of the supportingband 135.

The cover 136 is made of a circular piece of mesh or net, which isgathered at a plurality of places 137,v 138 around its periphery. Theband and visor 139 are preferably made of the same material, such as thewhite plastic. The top cover 136 and the binding and connection betweenthe visor and band may be made of a contrasting color, such as darkblue. Any color combinations may be employed.

The visor is provided around its edges with a tape binding 140, foldedover the edge, and yalso folded under itself and secured with a singleline of stitching 141.

The band 135 is also provided with a similar binding tape 142, extendingalong the bottom edge and up the two ends 143, 144' of the band 135. Ata predetermined point in the back of the cover 136 a piece of elastic145 is sewed to the rim of the cover 136 in such manner that the rearpart of the cover may be extended when the size of the band is adjusted.

The elastic preferably extends on the bias with respect to the weave ofthe mesh or net 136. Thus the mesh or net top is adapted to extend withthe elastic 145. All of the rest of the periphery of the top 136, exceptthe elastic portion 145, is caught in the binding tape 142 of the band135 and sewed directly to the lower part of the band 135 with the samestitching that secures the binding.

The visor 139 also has a strip of fabric 146 secured to the binding 140of the visor along the rear edge of the visor. The connection strip 146for the visor has its rear edge 147 caught in the tape 142 and sewed tothe band 135 by the same line of stitching that secures the tape 142 andtop 146.

The connecting strip 146 between the visor and the plastic bandcomprises a strip of flexible plastic or fabric covered with plastic,which is rectangular in shape, but has its ends folded under so thatthere is less tendency to rip at the ends.

The connecting strip 146, being secured to the concave part of the visorand to the plastic band, the visor is pulled into curved shape, as shownin Fig. 1, and may be caused to snap upward or snap downward.

The operation of the hat is as follows. When the end apertures 148 and149 are used, the cap is at its maximum size; and the top coveringstretches at the elastic 145 to accommodate the head. When the lastapertures 148 toward the left are used with the last apertures 149toward the right, the cap is at minimum size; and the elastic 145gathers the rear edge of the cap to accommodate itself to this size.

Various intermediate sizes may be adjusted also by using intermedaitecombinations of holes. Instead of using a mesh top, it is also possibleto use a closed weave fabric top for excluding dust, wherever aventilated cap is not desired.

It will thus be observed that I have invented an improved capconstruction for workers, in which the visor and foundation band may bereadily cleaned with soap and water; and they may be provided withbinding tape of contrasting color so as to give a very attractiveappearance.

The present caps include a hairnet and may be used by girls, who maytuck the lower hair up under the plastic band, the hairnet bulgingupwardly to accommodate it.

The cap may be employed with a visor when it is desired to shade theeyes; or in some cases, for a distinctive appearance, the visor may beomitted, as in the case of caps for hotel porters.

Various printed matter or advertising matter may be placed on thefoundation band and secured by means of transparent pressure typeadhesive tape.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, manymodifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and l do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes withinthe scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A workers cap, comprising a band of smooth, exible sheet plastic havingsufficient stiness to maintain a circular shape when its ends aresecured together, and a top covering, comprising a substantiallycircular, loose mesh fabric, the said band being provided adjacent thefirst of its ends with a plurality of pairs of vertically spacedapertures, and having a pair of vertically spaced apertures in the otherend registering with any pair of apertures in the first end, forsecurement of the ends of the plastic band together, and fastening meanspassing simultaneously through the registering apertures in the plasticband to form a crown of adjustable size for engagement with the head ofthe wearer, the said crown having a -binding tape folded over its loweredge, and its ends, and secured by a line of stitching extending throughthe plastic band and the binding tape on the inside and the outside ofthe band, the said top covering having its edge caught in the fold ofsaid binding tape at the bottom of said crown and on the inside, andsecured to the crown by the same line of stitching about the majorportion of said crown, excepting the end portions of said band, whichare left loose from the top covering, the unattached portion of the topcovering being provided with an elastic strip stitched to the edge ofthe top covering at the unattached portion thereof, the said elasticstrip being shorter than said unattached portion tending to draw theloose mesh fabric together adjacent the ends of said band, and adjustingthe top covering to the size of the crown adjacent the end portions ofthe band.

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